``Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' Steps Up to the Plate With Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Sports Edition CD-ROM; ''Play Like a Millionaire'' Sweepstakes Equips Fans In Style.Business & Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000 Sports fanatics across the country can warm up their fingers, sprint to the trivia books and shoot into the hot seat with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Sports Edition CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Based on ABC's hit television game show and the grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. success of two earlier titles, the sports edition dives into the exciting and challenging world of sports trivia. Like the drama of the show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Sports Edition CD-ROM builds to a thrilling sports showdown with additional fervor generated by the "Play Like a Millionaire" sweepstakes, which will provide the ultimate armchair sports-fan prize package to one winner and a pal. Available November 14, the title spans collegiate and pro levels of baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf and more. A Windows(R)95/98 and Macintosh(R) hybrid, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Sports Edition CD-ROM has a suggested retail price of $19.99. Product Description Players face off with trivia about famous and infamous college and pro heroes and teams, and rack up points and virtual millions with fascinating facts that highlight the record books. Sports fans faced with bases loaded and a full count may opt to use a variety of lifelines LifeLines is a free genealogy software tool to assist family history research. Lifelines was originally written by Tom Wetmore circa 1991-1994. Its primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability to easily import and export information in the GEDCOM and hope to hit in the winning run with the correct answer as ultra-fan Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. commentates the play by play. About Buena Vista Interactive Buena Vista Interactive is a publishing label formed by Disney Interactive, which is part of the Disney Consumer Products division of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company. Buena Vista Interactive develops, markets and globally distributes interactive entertainment products based on the broad range of creative content produced by The Walt Disney Company through business units such as ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Touchstone touchstone Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver. The metal to be assayed is rubbed on the touchstone, and then a sample of metal of known purity is rubbed on the stone right next to it. , Hollywood Pictures and Buena Vista Television, among others. For more information on Buena Vista Interactive's products, visit www.bvinteractive.com. |
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